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Nothing unites Americans in quite the same way as standing around the water cooler, saying, “Did you see Lost last night? That was so cool.” Or debating whether Adam Sandler can actually, you know, act. (Our conclusion: not much.)
Don Knotts
I once worked with a great bunch of people who studied the great issues facing humanity, such as this: Who was the greatest sitcom...
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind
The wonky title refers to a scale of alien contact developed by ufologist (wrote the bloggerologist) J. Allen Hynek. The book, published a...
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The Big Bang Theory
All right, let’s see a show of hands: How many people thought a sitcom about four geeky geeks (well, how would you describe them?)...
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Tommy Lee Jones
Tommy Lee Jones has been an actor most of his adult life, and he even had some success in his younger years. He won Outstanding Lead Actor...
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Vertigo
Well, you could have knocked me over with a feather. Vertigo is now the top film of all time, deposing Citizen Kane after 50 years,...
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Monday Night Football
It’s gone from groundbreaking, ratings-busting, TV sports institution to just another night of football in recent years. Shoot,...
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Sidney Lumet, Director
In any field, there are huge talents that never quite get their due. At any given time, there are only a handful of top-flight film...
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Yankee Doodle Dandy, 1942 Film
On anyone’s list of the most patriotic films has to be Yankee Doodle Dandy, a gem of a film and one of James Cagney’s best....
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Phil Hartman
For eight seasons, Phil Hartman was Mr. Versatility on Saturday Night Live. Just think of some of the parts he played – Eugene, the...
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Apocalypse Now
It’s a miracle Apocalypse Now ever got made. Lead actor Martin Sheen had a heart attack in the middle of filming. A typhoon came...
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